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I believe you need to prove a monetary loss of some kind to have standing to sue. The situations that I can think of that result from misinformation that cause
by fuzz4lyfe 8y ago
I believe you need to prove a monetary loss of some kind to have standing to sue. The situations that I can think of that result from misinformation that cause a monetary loss are probably already considered fraud.
- api 8y agoYou can sue for slander, libel, sex abuse, defamation, etc., right? How can you always prove a monetary loss in those cases? Also I wasn't necessarily suggesting it's actionable today but that maybe "tortious misinformation" should be.
- fuzz4lyfe 8y agoIn the case of slander, defamation and libel you have to prove that the words caused you harm, for example you lost a job due to a lie. A simple lie isn't enough to sue. A childish example: "HN user api loves to eat poop" isn't actionable unless you lose money because of it and because a reasonable reader knows that I'm not serious. Sex abuse is clear, it causes damage to a person in a similar way if you assaulted them physically. Costs of therapy, medication and damages due to the loss of enjoyment of life can be clearly presented.